On 27 May 1684 when Thomas was 17, he married Elizabeth HAYWARD, daughter of Robert HAYWARD & Margaret BOORMAN, in St Peter & St Paul, Wadhurst, Sussex, England. Born on 15 Apr 1655 in Hartley, Kent, England. Christened on 15 Apr 1655 in St Dunstans, Cranbrook, Kent, England. Elizabeth died in Cranbrook, Kent, England, in Dec 1731; she was 76. Buried on 14 Dec 1731 in Cranbrook, Kent, England.

- Daughter of Robert Hayward (c1618-1684) and Margaret Boorman (1618-1676) of Cranbrook Robert and Margaret [Hayward] lived at Hartley in 1650 when their son William was baptised, the same hamlet on the outskirts of the parish of Cranbrook in which Thomas and Elizabeth [Boorman] were living in 1684 when their son William was baptised.

- 1655 "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Name: Elizabeth Hayward
Gender: Female
Christening Date: 15 Apr 1655
Christening Place: Cranbrook, Kent, England
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Father's Name: Robert Hayward
Mother's Name: Margaret
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C03174-2
System Origin: England-EASy
GS Film number: 2228373
Reference ID: P100. 1. 16.
NOTE: in the parish register (Archdeacon’s transcript), the page heading says “Births”

- 1680 was willed one sixth of father Robert Hayward’s estate

- 1684 England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973
Name: Thomas Boorman
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 27 May 1684
Marriage Place: Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Spouse: Elizabeth Hayward
FHL Film Number: 2186717
Reference ID: ln 39

- 1684 listed in the will of her father Robert Hayward; residue after debts and expenses was divided equally into 6 parts, inherited by:
William Heyward, oldest son, 2 parts within 1 month of father's death
Margaret Heyward (wife of George Hope?), daughter, 1 part within 3 months of father's death
Elizabeth Heyward, daugher, 1 part within 6 month of father's death or when she turns 24 and not before
Judith Heyward, daughter, 1 part within 9 months of feather's death or when she turns 24 and not before
Isaac Heyward, youngest son, 1 part within 12 months of feather's death or when he turns 24 and not before
Probate: 6 Sep 1684

- 1698 Administrix of husband Thomas’ effects. She and William Boorman prepared an inventory and exhibited it at court

- 1698-99 she was rated for the house and lands in Hartley, rent £20 which were subsequently occupied from 1700 by Thomas Emet

- 1706-15 she was probably rated for a house in Cranbrook town, rent £1

- 1725 Widow of Cranbrook. Bequeathed money and goods to sons Thomas and William and £20 to granddaughter Elizabeth Wells. Will witnessed by brother William Hayward. Also witnessed by John Bullock, same gent who witnessed the 1724 will of William Hayward [likely her brother]; John Bullock seems to have written many wills in Cranbrook at this time. Another researcher says: “I compared the signature of William Hayward as a witness on the will of Elizabeth Boorman to that of his own will [1736] and there is no doubt whatsoever that they are one and the same.”

- 1731 buried 14 December at Cranbrook
- 1732 will proved at Canterbury by son William - Reg Ref:PRC/32/61/648; Orig Ref: PRC/31/202 B/6

WILL SUMMARY
Will of Elizabeth Boorman, widow of Cranbrook, Kent, made 22 January 1725/6.
Joint Executors: sons Thomas and William
Son Thomas was previously lent 75 pounds
Son William was previously lent 30 pounds
Son-in-law Mathew Wells - 1 shilling, paid in 3 months
Son Thomas's 2 sons Lawrence and William - each 1 guinnea when each turns 21
Son William's 3 sons Thomas, William and Elizabeth - 5 pounds each when they each turn 21, to be paid by son Thomas to William their father within 3 months
Grandchild Elizabeth Wells - 20 pounds at age 21, to be held until then by son Thomas (can pay some earlier if help needed)
The residue after expenses divided equally between sons Thomas and William within 3 months, with Thomas paying William an adjustment to compensate for previously lent money
Witnesses: Will Hayward, Mary Harris, John Bullock
Probate: 19 Sep 1732

RESEARCH NOTES
- last name originally entered as Mayward - may be a typo - original source says Hayward

- As their first son Thomas Boorman was born 17 Oct 1684, less than 9 months after their marriage, this was suggested as a reason for the parents' marriage, and for it happening in a different parish, across the border in Sussex. 

- another source lists has this Elizabeth dying as a girl, buried 11 Apr 1664 Cranbrook, Kent. Also shows her sister, another Elizabeth [L6GS-KRV], being born 1664 in Cranbrook and marrying a Richard Hodgkins 30 Oct 1694 in Biddenden and having 5 children (Thomas, Richard, William, Elizabeth and Richard). No sources listed or since found. Check out father Robert Hayward’s will as a possible source for the name Hodgkins, but could not find any such reference.

- The 1684 probate of her father Robert Heyward (will dated 1680) lists wife Margaret and children William, Elizabeth, Judith and Elizabeth - only 1 Elizabeth.  The will also implies (but doesn't declare outright) that Elizabeth, Judith and Isaac had not yet reached the age of 24.  [The will summary included this clause: "Elizabeth Heyward, daughter, 1 part within 6 month of father's death or when she turns 24 and not before".] In 1680, the critical year of birth would be 1656.  Elizabeth's 1655 baptism date would make her a little bit older by about a year.  If this clause was taken as a true indication of her age, someone might therefore assume there was a later Elizabeth born and the older one died young.  But the clause allows for the eventuality of a child being both under or over the age of 24.  It is not clear cut.  So we are giving it the benefit of the doubt and are open to the possibility that the age clauses might have been standard for single children mentioned in wills and it could still apply to someone over 24.

- Hartley is a village one mile southwest of Cranbrook in Kent, England. Hartley lies on the A229. ... It is about 4km north of Hawkhurst